Premier League players at AFCON 2025: Teams with most stars at Africa Cup of Nations, and when they return originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Africa Cup of Nations begins in December and runs until the middle of January 2026.

In the Premier League, Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 as Mohamed Salah made his return off the bench, after just 25 minutes after an injury to Joe Gomez, to provide an assist for Hugo Ekitike's second goal of the game.

Liverpool returns to Anfield on Saturday for an early match with Brighton & Hove Albion in a fight for position in the middle of the English Premier League pack.

Ole Miss basketball landed a commitment from TJ Clark on Dec. 12 for Chris Beard's 2026 class. Here's what to know.

Diana Taurasi became a star right away, and as years went by, she continued to shine. Taurasi was drafted by the Mercury in 2004, and she won Rookie of the Year after averaging 17.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals.

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week.

All-League teams were voted on by Western Mass. high school football coaches at their annual postseason meeting this week.

This is also the first adjustment to the time of picks since 2008, when they cut it by 5 minutes. The first round of the 2007 NFL Draft took a whopping six hours and eight minutes to complete, so picks went from being timed for 15 minutes to 10. The NFL Draft will take place in Pittsburgh in 2026.